3 All aflutter

Chapter 3 All aflutter As dawn broke, Luke and Sarah were loading Tesla's equipment into a horse-drawn carriage that Bessie had arranged. Sarah held the horse's head while Luke and Bessie got the boxes from the workshop and stowed them in the carriage.

天一亮，卢克和萨拉正把特斯拉的设备装上贝茜安排的一辆马车。 莎拉扶着马头，卢克和贝茜从车间把箱子搬到马车上。

"No one appreciates me," Tesla grumbled. The carriage horse snorted and tossed its head. "My work is important for the future. But I will die and be forgotten!" "Nobody's dying yet, Mr. Tesla," said Bessie as she put the wireless model boat into the carriage. "We'd better take everything back to your hotel." They bumped and rattled down cobbled roads. Sarah hung on to her hat, which was in danger of flying off. Tempo wheeled overhead and Luke envied the smoothness of her flight.

“没人欣赏我，”特斯拉抱怨道。 马车上的马哼了一声，摇了摇头。 “我的工作对未来很重要。 但我会死去，被人遗忘！”“还没人死呢，特斯拉先生，”贝茜一边说一边把无线模型船放进马车。 “我们最好把所有东西都带回你的旅馆。” 他们在鹅卵石路上磕磕绊绊地走着。 萨拉紧紧抓住她的帽子，生怕帽子有掉下来的危险。 泰普在头顶盘旋，卢克羡慕她飞行的平稳。

Tesla's hotel was a dingy looking place on a main road. It was tall and dark, with a peeling sign and an old gas lamp beside a chipped, brown door. Luke noticed pigeons flying in and out of a window near the top of the building. "That is my room," said Tesla, waving at the pigeon window. "He loves the pigeons," Bessie explained as they lugged the workshop equipment up the narrow stairs with their spindly bannisters and peeling maroon walls. "He's always rescuing injured ones." Tesla's room was a dreadful mess, with pigeon droppings all over the wood floor and the windowsill. Feathers drifted in the air. Pigeons were roosting on the sofa, armchairs, and bedposts. Bird food was

特斯拉的旅馆位于一条主干道上，看起来很脏。 它又高又黑，一块剥落的招牌和一盏旧煤气灯，旁边是一扇破损的棕色门。 卢克注意到鸽子在靠近楼顶的一扇窗户里飞进飞出。 “那是我的房间，”特斯拉对着鸽子窗挥手说。 “他喜欢鸽子，”贝茜解释道，这时他们正拖着车间的设备走上窄窄的楼梯，楼梯上有细长的扶手和剥落的栗色墙壁。 “他总是救助受伤的人。” 特斯拉的房间一团糟，木地板和窗台上到处都是鸽子的粪便。 羽毛在空中飘动。 鸽子栖息在沙发、扶手椅和床柱上。 鸟食是

scattered on most of the surfaces. The sound of cooing was deafening. "Cuckoo!" said Tempo politely, settling down on a bedpost beside a white-splotched pigeon. It took several trips to get all of the equipment safely up the stairs. A number of hotel guests were at breakfast, watching with disapproval and muttering about the disruption. Luke, Sarah, and Bessie tramped in and out with boxes, wires, lamps, and tools, while Tesla shouted instructions like, "Be careful! No, no, you will crush it! You are dropping it!"

分散在大多数表面上。 咕咕声震耳欲聋。 “杜鹃！”天宝礼貌地说，在床柱上坐下来，旁边是一只白斑的鸽子。 他们花了好几趟才把所有的设备安全地搬上楼梯。 旅馆里的一些客人正在吃早餐，他们不以为然地看着这一切，并抱怨着这种干扰。 卢克、萨拉和贝西拿着盒子、电线、灯和工具，迈着沉重的步子进进出出，而特斯拉则大喊着指示：“小心！不，不，你会成功的！你把它弄掉了！”

Finally, every box was stacked in Tesla's room. Luke flopped into a mustard-colored armchair, disturbing a roosting pigeon. He was already exhausted and the day had hardly begun. What kind of mission was this? There was an angry knock. A large lady in a blue apron put her head around the door. She gazed in horror at the pigeons. "Mr. Tesla," she said, pressing a hand to her chest. "My guests are complaining about the noise and nuisance. And you cannot keep pets. Our house rules are very clear on that." A pigeon chose that moment to flap right past her face. She gave a little shriek. "You and your flying rats must

最后，每个盒子都被堆放在特斯拉的房间里。 卢克扑通一声坐在一张芥末色的扶手椅上，惊动了一只栖息的鸽子。 这一天还没开始，他就已经筋疲力尽了。 这是什么任务？ 有人生气地敲门。一位系着蓝围裙的高大女士把头探进门里。 她惊恐地盯着鸽子。 “特斯拉先生，”她把手按在胸前说。 “我的客人都在抱怨噪音和滋扰。 你不能养宠物。我们的校规对此非常明确。” 一只鸽子选择在这个时刻从她的脸上飞过。 她发出一声尖叫。“你和你的飞鼠必须去

leave," she said a little breathlessly. "Right away!" The door banged shut. Tesla groaned. "Again and again!" he raged. "Despite my marvelous inventions, see how they treat me! I will give up my work! I will go back to Serbia! I will never darken the shores of America again!" "Krraak," said a pigeon.

离开吧。”她有点上气不接下气地说。 “马上!”门砰的一声关上了。 特斯拉呻吟着。“一次又一次！” “尽管我有了不起的发明，看看他们是怎么对待我的！”我要放弃我的工作！我要回塞尔维亚去！我再也不会让美国的海岸变黑了！”“克拉克。”一只鸽子说。